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Monday, October 31, 2011

The middle of the flower is actually a package of hair ties! The flower is created and welded from several cartridges to include Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art, George and Basic Shapes and Gypsy Wanderings. The butterfly is cut from Gypsy Wanderings.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Here's a treat holder I made using the stamp set "Lunchbox Thoughts" by Robyn at My Pink Stamper:﻿

I created the holder from the Cricut cartridge Spring Cards cut at fit to page. The cartridge has several inserts to choose from, but I thought the I you was perfect along with the "Love, Mom" sentiment to gift a little something to my little one's. Actually, it's the perfect size for a Pop Tart! :)

The design paper is DCWV, the cardstock, ink and embellishment all are from Stampin' Up.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

I love the new stamp set Lunchbox Thoughts by Robyn at My Pink Stamper. There are so many sayings to create such cute, fun, and fast cards. This is an example of a note card I made:

The card base is a square cut at 4.0" x 4.0". I added a 1.0" x 4.0" rectangle wrapped in kraft twine to the bottom once I edged it and the base in Stampin' Up Crumb Cake ink. Next, I cut my lunchbox and all it's layers from Cricut Cartridge Campin' Critters all at 3.25". I inked all the edges and added it to my card. Last, but not least, I stamped my sentiment "enjoy your LUNCH" in the same ink ink. Easy!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Good morning and welcome to our Halloween blog hop! We have several
talented ladies who will be sharing fun Halloween projects with you today, to
hopefully inspire you to create some Halloween crafts of your own! If you just
happened upon my blog, please go to Kimberli's blog at www.kimberliscreations.blogspot.com
to start from the beginning, so you don't miss anything! There will be some fun
giveaways along the way, so be sure to hop by each of the blogs so you don't
miss any!

For this hop, I created what I consider to be shabby chic Halloween decor:

Material's Used:

Echo Park The Apothecary Emporium paper collection

Cricut Cartridges Happy Hauntings, October 31 and Pumpkin Carvings

Stampin' Up Basic Black ink pad

Teresa Collin's blingage

Misc ribbons

Martha Stewart chunky glitter

Misc wine bottles

Candles

These candle holders were super easy to make. Once I selected my papers, I cut coordinating images for each bottle and edged them in black. The Witches Brew includes cuts from Happy Hauntings and October 31. The Potion bottle includes cuts from October 31st & Pumpkin Carvings. They both sit upon my faux lace, spider web mat created from Pumpkin Carvings. To continue the shabby chic look, I added chunky glitter to several of the cuts to include the bat, witch, moon and wolf. I also wrapped the bottles with very feminine bows and ties and added black blingage to each bottle. Lastly, I added the candles and voila, the look is complete.

To thank you for visiting during this hop, I have a small giveaway, a holiday ribbon/twine sampler:

To be elgible all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I will use Random.org to chose a winner on October 31st. Thank you again for visiting and I hope you have a "Shabby Halloween"!

Please go to the very talented Dana's blog next - here's
the entire lineup in case you get lost along the way!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hurray! Today is October's My Pink Stamper Design Team Day - Christmas cards! This month we were challenged to create a Christmas card with either Winter Treats & Sayings or Biggie Christmas. I chose Winter Treats & Sayings to create a hand deliverable Christmas card/treat. I know what you are thinking...I can't just keep it simple, can I? =)

In my defense, I would like to state that making this card/treat holder is quite simple due to the Imagine.
Materials used:

Imagine Snow Angel cartridge

Cricut Sweet Tooth Boxes

My Pink Stamper Winter Treats & Sayings

Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip ink

Ranger distress ink in Forest Moss

Hand dyed ribbon

Pop up dots

First, I chose a box from Sweet Tooth Boxes (page 61 cut @ 8.0"), a lid (page 62 & 63 cut @ 8.0" relative) and the tag (page 60 cut @ 8.0" relative). There are actually 3 lids to choose from for this particular box. I chose c, the open scalloped lid. Next I chose three coordinating patterns from Snow Angel to flood fill the box pieces with (pages 34 & 40). Once the pieces were printed and cut, I simply assembled them and edged them in the Forest Moss distress ink. I added a square piece of acrylic to window on the inside of the box. Next, I added coordinating paper shred and my treat, covered it with the lid and tied it with hand dyed ribbon in two coordinating colors to hold the tag and keep the box closed. I stamped my sentiment "May Your Holidays be Sweetened with Love" in Stampin' Up's Chocolate Chip ink. Lastly, I cut the deer/bird image layers from Snow Angel (page 15) cut @ 2.0", inked them in the Forest Moss, and pop dotted them to the box.
That's it! A "sweet" way to hand deliver your winter wishes to those close by.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Yea! Robyn at My Pink Stamper has released her latest set of stamps! Many of the stamps are the all occasion stamps you have been looking for. She will be featuring them all week so be sure to visit daily to see samples of what you can create with them.﻿

This friendship card was made using the Imagine cartridge Better Together. I started off with my base cardstock from Stampin' Up in Pacific Point. I can't believe how perfectly it matched the blue in the image I had chosen! I then selected the pink and ivory layers from the image on page 3 cut @ 4" relative. I wrapped the ivory layer in Stampin' Up 1/2" polka dot Melon Mambo ribbon and then added both layers to the base. The women images I used can be found on page 17. I used the combined image (no layers) cut at 3.5" and adhered to the card on top of the ribbon. I then ticket punched the corners of my card and faux stiched the edge in black to mimic the Imagine image. I finished the card with the perfect sentiment from Flowers and Friendship stamped in SU Melon Mambo. Thanks for looking! Robyn's stamps can be purchased from HERE.

Stampin' Up Barely Banana, So Saffron, Naturals
Ivory and Early Espresso

Stampin' Up 1 1/4 grosgrain ribbon in Early Espresso

Stampin' Up ink in Early Espresso and Crumb Cake

Stampin' Up Rich Regals brads

The crust on this pie is pretty simple, but it's how they usually look in reality. I added a apple crust shape to the crust. Some bakers do this and I think it looks super cute when they do. I achieved the dimension on the crust by turning it backside up and rubbing it with the end of a tool on a mat. I also inked the top so the crevices would show better.

The apples are all inked differently to create variety. I cut them approximately in half at different angles to again achieve variety. I sponged the pie base and apple pieces in Crumb Cake ink to mimic cinnamon. I then added them to the pie base in different positions and layers. Lastly, I inked my sentiment and added it to the pie.

This one takes a few more steps to put together, but I think the end result is worth it. Don't forget that the base for the pie and crust can be found in the pumpkin pie file.

I inked the edges of all the strips for more of a baked look. Then, using the pie crust top base as a template, weave the strips onto it and adhere.

Once adhered, turn it around to the back side. It should look like this.

Cut the sides following the template.

Glue the cherry pieces haphazardly onto the two sides of the pie. Run your ribbon through the holes and adhere the box together. I tied my ribbon next and then added the top layer of the crust to the box. I then stamped my sentiment to the already cut tag, added the brads and adhered it to the top crust. Lastly, I pieced together my cherry stem, rubbed the backside with the bottom of a pen on a mat for dimension, flipped it back to the top and adhered it to the top crust.

In my Gypsy file, the first tab says "with CLA". This is for crafters that have the cartridge Cherry Limeaide. I made my cherries for the inside of the pie with this cartridge. If you don't have Cherry Limeaide, I also added a tab that says "with GBS". You would use this tab to make the cherries using George and Basic Shapes. The cherries don't have as much detail, but it gets the job done. =)

The tag is made using Fabulous Finds and the cherry stem using Preserves. If you don't have these cartridges, I included a stem cut from Gypsy Wanderings and you can cut your pick for a tag.

Thank you for joining me again. I look forward to seeing yo back tomorrow for the next pie in the series.

Monday, October 17, 2011

I don't know about you, but one thing I love about holiday food are the PIE's! To share this love with you, I decided I would make this week "Celebrate PIE Week" on my blog. I actually kicked off the celebration with a pumpkin pie slice on Friday night's Pinkalicious Blog Hop. The Gypsy file base for all the pies shared this week can be found on that post HERE. You also have the rest of today to enter to win a free regular blog makeover by CHATTERSCENE just by leaving a comment on that post! She is super reasonable and does a fantastic job!

The next pie in the series is a pecan pie slice!

Now, I know some people don't eat pumpkin pie with whip cream, so you can always leave it off.

A helpful hint when putting your treat box together is to run the ribbon through the holes before you adhere the box.

I used two different base colors for my pecans to mimic the variety you actually get in real pecans. I added them AFTER I put the box together, but you could also do it before. The only pecan I needed to trim was the at the point (what would be the center of an actual pie). I placed my pecans haphazardly because that's how I make mine, but I know that some people like to line theirs up. The great thing about this file, is that they are individual pieces, so you can make it personal by arranging them how you like them to be.

I used the same tag cuts found in the pumpkin pie file for the whip cream but used a different technique to achieve a different look:

I sprayed all the cuts with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

I then crumpled all the pieces into tight balls.

I uncrumpled the balls.

I layered them together from largest to smallest with a brad.

And there you have it, pecan pie! Please join me again tomorrow for the next pie slice in the series.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

The Challenge: Create a project of your choice using the sketch below. Your project must include atleast 2 different Cricut Image Cuts.

This one was a hard one! I thought and thought about it until I finally decided to create a scrapbook page. The cartridges used were Simply Scarecrows and Happy Hauntings for the frame. I am not in love with it, but I guess you can't love them ALL... ;)

Friday, October 14, 2011

Hi Everyone! I am so glad you could join us for this month's My Pink Stamper Blog Hop. This month we were challenged to create a treat or goodie bag. Being that the holidays are just around the corner, I thought creating slices of pie was a perfect project:

Materials Used:

My Pink Stamper Sweet Goodness stamp set

Cricut cartridges Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and George and Basic Shapes

Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Naturals Ivory, and Whisper White cardstock

Stampin' Up 1 1/4 grosgrain ribbon in Pumpkin Pie

Stampin' Up ink in Early Espresso

Stampin' Up Vanilla hodgepodge hardware

I created the treat box using the cartridges Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and George and Basic Shapes. Utilizing my Gypsy, I welded shapes to create the crust of the pie.

I also used a tag shape to create the layers for the whip cream with the hole hidden using the hide/contour feature.

Fold the flowers in half at each dip.

Layer from the largest to the smallest and pin together with a brad.

Fold up all of the layers.

Gently pull the layers down starting with the bottom until the desired look is acheived.

I hope you like my rendition. Please join me every day this week for a NEW pie and download! I will also be sharing different techniques to "whip up" the whip cream.

For those of you that have visited me before, did you notice anything DIFFERENT? Yes! I got my blog made over by Chatterscene and she did a fantastic job. Do you like it? You do? Great, because in appreciation of your hopping along with us, I am giving away a regular BLOG MAKEOVER by Chatterscene as this month's blog candy! All you have to do to win is leave me a comment on this post. I will be using Random.Org to pick a winner on Tuesday morning, October 18. Once the winner is posted, you will have till Friday, October 21 to contact me to claim your makeover. Super easy!

Thank you again for visiting. I hope you are enjoying all the projects. Your next stop on the hop is with Kassidy at Inking it Up Crazy: with Kassidy.

At the end of the hop, don't forget to visit Robyn at My Pink Stamper to join in on the fun and link up your own project!

Here is the entire blog hop list in case you get lost or are just joining in on the fun: